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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., fr.

puteus

well.]

(Arch.)

An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb.

Weale.

puteal ‎(plural puteals)

(architecture) An enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it.
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